The next Cardiff Science Cafe will be given by Dr Sarah Maddocks, Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Resistance emerged a matter of years after the introduction of penicillin and continues until the present day. Many factors drive resistance but it can be curbed. What is the outlook if new antibiotics are not discovered or produced?

This event is free and open to all: no need to book just turn up on the night.

This event will be preceeded by the first regional heat of the national science communication competition, FameLab 2014. Contestants have just 3 minutes to explain a science concept in as informative, engaging, and entertaining way as possible.

Here are all the details of the first Science Cafe of the year – we hope to see you there.

Science Café: Cryptography linked to SudokuDr Sian Jones, Technocamps1st October 7.30pm, The Gate Arts Centre, Roath, CF24 3JWSudoku is a popular puzzle found in newspapers and puzzle books. The aim of the puzzle is to replace the missing numbers in the grid so that each number appears in every row, column and mini-grid. Sudoku puzzles are interesting to mathematicians because of their structure, and it is believed that there might be many applications of Sudoku type puzzles. One such application is in the field of Cryptography. This talk will show you a method of how we can use Sudoku puzzles to encrypt messages so that they can be sent secretly.Free to attend; no booking required

To ensure that Cardiff Science Cafe can continue in 2014 we are looking for new volunteers to join the coordinating team. There are a number of roles available for those with a passion for science and science communication and all the details are below – please have a read and get in touch if you have any questions or want to get involved!

The Science Café coordinating team are looking for new members to fill a variety of roles within the team. Science Café is a long-standing engagement with science project where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore and debate the latest ideas in science and technology.

The coordinating team are now looking for new members to join the team and support the ongoing running and future development of the café. A number of potential roles exist, including but not limited to:

– a Chair position, to lead the coordinating team and drive the programme forward
– website maintenance and social media marketing
– filming and editing talks together
– hosting the Science Café events
– programme planning and speaker liaison

An enthusiasm for exploring scientific ideas and concepts is essential, as well as availability on the first Tuesday of the month to attend Science Cafés. New team members will join the current coordinating team in running the Café, which is supported by both the British Science Association and Cardiff University.

Please send us a brief e-mail telling us a little bit about yourself, your research and your experience of outreach activities or science communication to Community@Cardiff.ac.uk by 31st October 2013.